As You Like It (Part 1)

Synopsis
Radio broadcast. As part of a series of 26 weekly programmes "designed as an anthology of the best-known and best-loved speeches and scenes" from Shakespeare’s better known plays, this episode (17) showcases ‘the best of’ As You Like It. Excerpts broadcast are taken from a 1944 BBC production with Michael Redgrave as Orlando and Edith Evans as Rosalind (see separate entry).
Series
Best of Shakespeare, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
20 Jul 1964 at 19:15 (Channel: BBC World Service)
Duration
30 mins
Availability
Unknown

Credits

Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Edith EvansRosalind
Michael RedgraveOrlando

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Plays
As You Like It
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works
Related items
As You Like It

Notes

General
According to the programme notes in London Calling, more than half of the programmes were produced specially for the General Overseas Service, while the rest is taken from ‘classic’ BBC productions of the previous 20 years (London Calling, April 1964, 3: 13, p. 4).
History
The series was transmitted as part of the ‘Shakespeare Quatercentenary’ celebrations of the General Overseas Service
Reviews
Source: London Calling, July 1964, 3: 16, p. 12.

Production Company

Name

BBC World Service

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "As You Like It (Part 1)". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69392 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)